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"The nectar of compassion is so wonderful. If you are committed to keeping it alive, then you are protected. What the other person says will not touch off the anger and irritation in you, because compassion is the real antidote to anger. Nothing

Dear friends, sharing a quote from "The Noble Eightfold Path: Way to the End of Suffering," written by Bhikkhu Bodhi, an active Buddhist monk who integrates Buddhist teachings with pressing global issues:

“We have to be prepared and

"You have to realize that happiness is not something you find at the end of the road. You have to understand that it is here, now.”

— Thich Nhat Hanh

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